Queen A DAY AT THE RACES UK LP 1ST PRESS -1U MUSEUM GRADE UNPLAYED AND MINT

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QUEEN - A DAY AT THE RACES

IN MAGNIFICENT UNPLAYED MINT !!!!! CONDITION

A GENUINE -FIRST PRESS OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

STAGGERING MINT MINUS SLEEVE (THE BEST YOU WILL EVER SEE)

MUSEUM GRADE!!!!

THIS CAME FROM A COLLECTOR WHO HAD ONE TO PLAY AND ONE TO KEEP!!

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMTC 104
• MATRIX: YAX 5245-1 / 5246-1
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3 OT /2 OD 
• STERLING STAMPED INTO DEAD WAX 

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS ARE STILL JET BLACK. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. THE COLOUR FULLY STRETCHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THE COLOURED SIDE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF ANY RUBBING

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE. I EVEN USED A MAGNIFYING GLASS

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE,AND IN DAYLIGHT IT LOOKS TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE, ACTUALLY WHEN I EXAMINED IT WITH MY MAGNIFYING GLASS I SPOTTED TWO OF THE TINIEST AND WISPIEST SLEEVE WITHDRAWAL LINES 

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE ALBUM FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID.

THIS IS A SERVICE I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS.

I DECIDED TO PLAY THIS PREVIOUSLY UNPLAYED VINYL JUST BECAUSE UNPLAYED DOESN'T GUARANTEE MINT. I DO GUARANTEE THAT MY CAREFUL TEST PLAY WILL GO UNDETECTED

THE LP PLAYS THROUGH SUPERBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC THIS LP SOUNDS.

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT.

THE ALBUM PLAYS SUPERBLY WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION TO THE SOUND WHATSOEVER.

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE, AND THE ONLY STATIC I HEARD WAS RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE ONE FOR A FEW ROTATIONS

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL MINT !!!!!!

PLEASE TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE IT FOR YOURSELF THOUGH AGAINST YOUR OWN STANDARDS

THE SLEEVE

A VERY HARD SLEEVE TO FIND IN TOP COLLECTIBLE CONDITION, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS

THE BLACK SURFACE IS VERY PRONE TO RUBBING AND MOST COPIES HAVE RUBBED AND SUFFERED RING WEAR, AND ANY LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE ARE USUALLY DEEP AND SHOW THROUGH WHITE AGAINST THE BLACK SURFACE AND LOOK AWFUL. THE SPINE ALSO GENERALLY RUBS THROUGH TO THE WHITE UNDERCARD

HERE HOWEVER WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTE PRISTINE EXAMPLE!!

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND PERFECTLY CLEAN.THE BLACK COLOUR IS STILL JET BLACK AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PROTECTED FROM NEW INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE

THERE ARE NO CREASES OR CREASE LINES, NOR ARE THERE ANY BENDS OR DENTS. THREE OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE PERFECTLY SHARP AND SQUARE WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAVING A TINY PIN PRICK OF WHITE ON IT

THERE IS NO RINGWEAR AT ALL EITHER, NOT EVEN A TOUCH OF RECORD SHAPE

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!!!! LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINE. TWO MINUSCULE ONES ALONG THE TOP EDGE NEAR THE LEFT CORNER AND ONE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE AGAIN IN THE LEFT CORNER. NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE HOWEVER

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE 100% FREE FROM ANY SHELF WEAR, WITH ALL OF THE BLACK SURFACE INTACT AND RUNNING FULLY FROM CORNER TO CORNER, WITH ONLY THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER TIP ENDS SHOWING A PIN PRICK OF RUBBING TO THEM.

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND 100% UNSQUASHED. IT IS STILL JET BLACK ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH JUST THE ABSOLUTE TIP ENDS SHOWING A DOT OF WHITENESS. ALL OF THE WHITE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THE TWO THIN WHITE PARALLEL LINES ARE NORMAL ON THIS SLEEVE

THE OPENING EDGE IS WITHOUT QUESTION AS SHARP AS YOU COULD EVER WISH TO HAVE A COPY. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THE LP HAS JUST NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SLEEVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF TIMES

THE REAR SURFACE AGAIN HAS ALL OF THE JET BLACK SURFACE FULLY INTACT, AND IS UNRUBBED. AGAIN NO LINES NEXT TO THE SPINE. THREE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, AND THREE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE.

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS ONCE AGAIN A PAIR OF JET BLACK AND MINT CONDITION INNER PANELS

THE FIRST PRESS INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM A STRONG STIFF CARD AND NOT PAPER LIKE LATER PRESSES. THE CARD HAS THE DEEP THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHICH IS IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED. THE SLEEVE ITSELF IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND THE DIE CUT HOLE IS UNDAMAGED . THERE ARE NO SPLITS TO ANY OF THE SEAMS

VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE  MINT MINUS  !!!!!

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY